User`s Manual
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1. Precision Drone User s Manual Pacesetter Model 2015 Serial Number Table of Contents CL IUE D o DT TT 2 2 Whats In th Case iso ir m ori A eer vr sicud SU ed d VY uus 4 3 Detailed Components ic dis 5 4 Getting Everything Charged eese nere 10 5 GPS Reca lat dla 11 6 Setting Up a ROUTE 14 7 Pre RON sme 17 SF 5 LARA o on PO O E TS 18 9 POSE FONT caia 21 10 Stitching NAO a tien oo ate ne eae a cerent ene odios AEEA id 22 11 NDVI Creation using Global MapPer c ooccconiccccconnncccnconnonnnonanonnnonanonos 29 12 Motor Rotation Dilaga M dicis otn erri ve vea d sav a y a xc E Ca vr me duda us 47 CLS ED GUNG Cir 1 ueri od kc udo bre uco i 48 14 Technical SpecifiCatlOniS oon nto oto Ia a pupa ges u speed iwds sez 49 15 Flight and Service LOGS uocis ood Mcd ena da 50 Precision Page Drone WARNINGS Obey all federal state and local regulations Do not fly in rain or other harsh conditions Do not fly in wind more than 25mph Do not fly faster than 10 m s 22 5mph 9 9 9 Operating in temperatures below 50 Fahrenheit 109 Celsius will result in decreased flight times Operating in temperatures below 32 Fahrenheit 0 Celsius and below the mechanical and electrical components run the chance of seizing resulting in drone malfunction and ultimately property damage injury and or death Always use the provi2. Shooting Distance m Route Spacing m 71 45714285714 H Speed m s um Adaptive_Bani Draw Box Turn Mod Stop and Turn Real Mode eo BY mnor connue pause MINE connect NORTH LA N Preview Route Click to draw a region which you want to scan d A Pr Generate Route Estimated Tite of One way Flight Editor x L Will be shorter Estimated number of photos Estimated total tim Estimated total distance 00 12 51 5 447km dji DJi Ground Station4 0 Joystick ToolBox Sys set Language i E Help mucus 27 Ly trace gr rarnexrruoe ag map veran s M o NORTH LATI 040 1104833 il Aircraft west 240 1103833 ALTI 0000 0 m IE EI RUMENT BC WEST D 1 Photogrammetry Too x Config the shooting action Reference Photo EC oo H Overton C ve overtop Shooting Distance m Focal Lengthan Sensor Hmm Sensor Wmm 40 95714 Route Spacing m 71 45714285714 Do y specs Turn Mode O Adaptive Bank Ti Stop and Turn Click to draw a region which you want to scan Preview era Exit DET Estimated number of photos Estimated total time 00 10 44 Estimated total distanc 664krn Precision Drone NORTH LATE N A Real Mode RI EDITOR CONTINUE Pause MJ connect ALTI 0000 0 M I NA Distance Between Passes Google earth Eyeal 314km 12 51 PM ED 8 26 2014 Google earth 314km O Page 17 Pre Flight Checkli
3. and hit the Record button to turn them on They should say USB to indicate a connection 4 They will come in as Removable Disk under This PC The photos are located under in the DCIM folder 5 Now create a place on the laptop to put your photos Open the Precision Vision folder on your desktop and create a new folder by right clicking highlighting New and click Folder Name it something you will remember 6 Within that folder create two more folders named IR and RGB This is so everything stays organized 6a Remove the photos where the drone is taking off and landing as they come off the camera 7 Now simply navigate to the photos that are still each camera Removable Disk and drag and drop or copy those photos to the respective folder so IR photos from the IR camera will go in the IR folder and the RGB photos from the RGB camera will go in the RGB folder you just created 8 Once the transfer is complete it is safe to disconnect the cameras from the laptop and you can now create a map using Agisoft Photoscan Pro Precision Drone Stitching in Agisoft Importing Photos 1 Open Agisoft by double clicking the icon on either the desktop or taskbar 2 On the workspace pane click the Add Chunk button 3 Right click the chunk you just created and click Add Photos 4 Navigate to the Precision Vision folder located on the desktop and select all of the photo
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5. 5745M 5725M B 5733M 5752M 5771M 5790M 5809M 5828M 5847M 5866M E 5705M 5685M 5665M 5645M 5885M 5905M 5925M 5945M F 5740M 5760M 5780M 5800M 5820M 5840M 5860M 5880M Wireless Receiving Sensitivity 90dbm 1dBm Channel 32 Channel 4 Band x 8 Channel Antenna Port 2 x SMA 50 ohm Diversity Receiving Antenna diversity TV System NTSC PAL Video output level 1 0Vp p Typ 75 ohm Audio output level 1 0Vp p Typ 10Kohm RX1 AV OUT Video Audio output RX2 AV OUT Video Audio output AV Port DIV AV OUT Diversity receiving Video Audio output AV IN Video Stereo Audio input HDMI IN A Type Supports HDMI 1 3 Digital Input Supports HDMI Audio in Built in Microphone 8 Ohm 1W x 2 DC IN 7 28V 2A DC OUT Output Voltage DC IN or battery voltage Power Supply Output Current 1A Battery 11 1V 1000maH 3 series LiPo cells Consumption 12V input 7 8W Main Body 183x126x19 5mm not including sun shadow Dimensions z g Battery 105x87 5x6 7mm not including prominent part EE Main Body 350 g P z LJ recision Page 49 Drone Precision Drone Flight and Service Log Date Action Flight Service Circle one Duration Name of Pilot Technician Starting Voltage Ending Voltage Lowest Satellite Count Highest Satellite Count __ Total Flight Time Weather Conditions If flown within 5 miles of an airport Airport Date and Time of Notification Notes Signature Precision Drone Page 51 Date Actio
6. 7 Click Preview under the Photogrammetry Tool and the box will preview a route for that current position You can continue to adjust the box and hit preview until you are satisfied with where all of the waypoints are located 8 Clicking Generate will create the route you can now edit individual waypoints to fit the shape of the field Maintain the uniform flight pattern IMPORTANT Point 0 is the very first waypoint the drone will move to and it is critical to make sure it is in a safe location above the take off spot The drone will follow a straight line from its home point to point 0 and will hit any obstructions in its path It is highly recommended you move point 0 to directly above where you will be taking off Point 1 is the very first point in your actual route and should be a Stop and Turn 9 Check each individual waypoint and its height speed settings to make sure they are consistent with the values above 10 Save this route for future use click the Save button under the Editor window Note For more information refer to the Youtube video Precision ete Drone dji sic Joystick ToolBox Sys set Language E Help ona NORTH LATI 040 1104833 s im 040 1104833 Aj T 0000 0 M One Key Takeolt WW Home Point e PATHEXTRUDE Eve peras f In UMENT WEST 4 Photogrammetry Too Conf tne shooting action Focaltengthinm EBENE 5o 22 m CEEEEEENE 0e 40 95714 Sensor H Sensor Wmm
7. Date Action Flight Service Circle one Duration Name of Pilot Technician Starting Voltage Ending Voltage Lowest Satellite Count Highest Satellite Count __ Total Flight Time Weather Conditions If flown within 5 miles of an airport Airport Date and Time of Notification Notes Signature Precision Drone Page 56 Date Action Flight Service Circle one Duration Name of Pilot Technician Starting Voltage Ending Voltage Lowest Satellite Count Highest Satellite Count __ Total Flight Time Weather Conditions If flown within 5 miles of an airport Airport Date and Time of Notification Notes Signature Precision Drone Page 57 Date Action Flight Service Circle one Duration Name of Pilot Technician Starting Voltage Ending Voltage Lowest Satellite Count Highest Satellite Count __ Total Flight Time Weather Conditions If flown within 5 miles of an airport Airport Date and Time of Notification Notes Signature Precision Drone Page 58 Date Action Flight Service Circle one Duration Name of Pilot Technician Starting Voltage Ending Voltage Lowest Satellite Count Highest Satellite Count __ Total Flight Time Weather Conditions If flown within 5 miles of an airport Airport Date and Time of Notification Notes Signature Precision Drone
8. Signal Indicator LED Signal Indicator LED Select Select Channel Channel Power Button Mode Button Down Up Down Up Charge Port Bottom Port X dm T On Side Flysight DC IN Charge Indicator LED Power Indicator LED Precision gt Drone a Flysight Notes on Live Feed Monitor m All units are in metric as shown in picture above 2 You do not need to plug the live feed cable on the drone into a camera in order to see the telemetry on the live feed screen 3 Flight Modes e GPS GPS and Gyroscope correction e ATT Gyroscope correction only e M Manual No GPS or Gyroscope correction Never fly when the screen says this e GPS FS Failsafe mode e Ghome Go home mode Drone will be flying in autopilot e WPT Waypoint mode Drone will be flying in autopilot e Landing Drone is automatically landing itself in place e Pause Drone is hovering in place after Pause button in Ground Station is hit Page 8 Precision gt Drone Precision Vision Camera Indicator LED x Record Hold gt Precision Page 9 c Drone Battery Voltage Checker Capacity Controlle LiPo LiFe Li Ion NiMH NiCd CE Notes on the Battery Checker To check the charge of a single battery plug the balancing lead into the battery checker using the three pins closest to the top as shown above Make sure the red wire is towards the bottom Make sure the checker is set for the correct battery typ
9. Value to edit the variable that is desired The value can only be between 1 and 1 o Tip We suggest using the Precision Vision Shader for most crops If your Pacesetter kit did not come with this shader pre installed the values are as follows 0 6 Green 0 4 Yellow 0 1 Red o Tip Itis easier to write prescriptions off of the NDVI map if you deselect Blend Colors towards the bottom of the pop up o Global Mapper v15 1 45030214 64 bit REGISTERED 8 File Edit Wiew Tools Analysis Search GPS Help S plo ales amp a a a saltaka Configuration UE heme a el s e 4 4 e m Overlay Control Center 3 Layers 1 Selected B a General Vector Display Area Styles Line Styles Point Styles auis Cotion hagde Dinlians id Protection I Cunenily Opened Overlays Right Click on Overlay Names for More Options Name WHEAT Ej WESTFIELD WHEAT AGB 041314 tf l y Elevation Slope Colors Cancel WESTFIELD WHEAT IR 041314 A m 0 3 meters Select Value to Edit Preview 0 1 meters EH O meters Change Color Change Value on Scale Metadata Options Hide Overlay Close Overlay i y Y Change Color Change Value Delete Value Evenly Space Elevations Starting at Arbitrary Base Elevation New Height Slope Entry a Height Slope 0 PS NES Initialize From Other Shader Initiali
10. click the Draw a box button You can draw a box around the NDVI image to omit unnecessary parts of it you want 5a If an area feature was selected in step 1 select Crop to Selected Area Feature s instead of Draw a box Recommended o A GeoTIFF Options Tiling Export Bounds Set up Favorites List gt Draw a Box ejmiejis amp ajaja Ta lalalala ale 6 amp d 414 4l W Overlay Control Center 3 Layers 1 Selected C A P2 All Loaded Data All Data Visible On Screen Draw a Box 86 1875 C Lat Lon Degrees North 40 0625 Cunently Opened Overlays Right Click on Overlay Names for More Options South f WESTFIELD WHEAT AGB 041314 tif WESTFIELD WHEAT IR 041314 tiF Metadata Options Hide Overlay Close Overlay Height fa 007510912898 C MGRS Miltary Grid Reference System Bounds els Reset to Last Exported Bounds Crop to Selected Area Featur 246 GEO WGS8A 86 1827530173 40 0900261988 40 05 24 0943 N 86 10 57 8109 W Fy 9 11 AM a S ig f 3 b EEE PESE H0 bi ILE D 8 26 2014 6 Click OK Exporting as a KMZ A KMZ file is useful as it can be loaded into Google Earth on any device be it tablet smartphone or PC If it is loaded onto a device with GPS capabilities Such as a tablet or smartphone you
11. dropdown Note Before continuing it is important to know the NDVI formula that is used B4 IR BI RGB NDVI a IR BI RGB Precision gt Drone Page 36 16 Click the Band 1 tab at the top and make sure the RGB layer is checked and the IR layer is not Global Mapper v15 1 6030214 64 bit REGISTERED DEN File Edit Vies na arch GPS Help single alsin salad ll alt els tao 414 AZ PAPA W Overlay Control Center 2 Layers 1 Selected Y ES woe Opened Overlays Right Click on Eos Names for More Options oe WESTFIELD WHEAT IR MEN it Band Bend 4 Band 1 Select Input Band Select the color channel band to use as input for this output band Band 1 Red Color Channel b Metadata Options Hide Overlay Close Overlay r Select Input Layers Select the layer s to consider as input for this output band WESTFIELD WHEAT IR 041314 tif 1 3446 GEO WGS84 86 1749552040 400854474408 40 05 7 6108 N 86 10 29 8387 W Precision Page 37 gt Drone 17 Click the Band 4 tab at the top and make sure the IR layer is checked and the RGB layer is not Click OK s Global Mapper v15 1 b030214 64 bit REGISTERED aB ES ejmieimisisi A a rre ala r m B wreem SSC GIF els tao 214 e ale eja E Overlay Control Center 2 Layers 1 Selected a EM Cure epe Overlays Right C
12. will be able to use it to navigate to the problem spots in a field 1 After creating the NDVI use the digitizer to mark out the perimeter of the field After selecting Edit with the digitizer select the area feature you just created 2 After creating a new area feature go to File gt export gt export web format Cont Precision Page 43 Drone 3 From the dropdown select KML KMZ Any Data as Images 4 Select PNG as your image format 5 Under the Export Bounds tab select Crop to Selected Area Feature s 6 Hit OK and name the file It is suggested you name it after the field name Precision rT Drone Editing the Shader Depending on the shader selected when creating the NDVI image see page 36 you may have to edit it to give you a better idea of how your crop is doing 1 To change the shader on the NDVI highlight it in the Control Center and hit Options at the bottom of the control center 2 Toward the middle of the Options pop up there will be a Shader drop down Select a different shader and hit apply 3 To edit an existing shader or to create a new shader hit the Configuration button at the top of the window see page 30 9 Global Mapper v15 1 5030214 64 bit REGISTERED 8 General Vector Display Area Styles Line Styles Point Styles B Vertical Options Shader Options Lidar Projection 0 1 Overlay Control Center 3 Layers 1 Selected Dayl
13. 1 Selected n Formula Tiling Export Bounds Layer Description WESTFIELD WHEAT NDVI 041314 Set up Formulas for E sch Band of Output Rename La Ee Sid es RUE Uic e n Oyster Hanes FX Hoe GREG Add a formula for each band that you want to add to the new computed image A new grid layer can only have a single band but new image layers can have any number Formula 77 ENEE WHEAT IR 041314 tif Add Predefined Formula NDVI gt C Add Custom Formula Custom formulas can include operators like LOG LOG10 MIN and MAX reference ER like B1 B2 ER as mn as any J number or Z for elevation ected Dele Formula NDVI gt B4 BT 7 B4 B1 Add Band Button Metadata Options Hide Overlay Close Overlay deal Select NDVI Formula e tod saw Setup Dutput Grid Settings Create Shaded Single Band Grid of Values of Bt Depth 32 y Shader pa el Grid Units Use Meters if Not Applicable METERS Create Mult Band Image with Values of Bit Depth 16 Bit Depth at Which to Sample Input Layers f8 y Band that has been added Select Shader Tf you have already made a custom shader 1 3446 GEO WG384 86 1749552040 40 0854474408 40 05 7 6108 N 86 10 29 8387 W 8 56 AM DON TM al Dn 15 Select the Precision Vision Shader in the shader
14. 4 4 amp e 7 x amp v n 2 A 0 Overlay Control Center 3 Layers 1 Selected C Cunently Opened Overlays Right Click on Overlay Names for More Options f WESTFIELD WHEAT AGB 041314 tif DB WESTFIELD WHEAT IR 041314 tif m7 WESTFIELD WHEAT NDVI 041314 Metadata Options Hide Overlay Close Overlay Select the format to export your loaded data to See http www bluemarblegeo com products global mapperformats php for information on the available formats 13446 GEO WGSBA 88 1827530173 40 0900261988 40 05 24 0943 N 86 10 57 9109 W 9 09AM 8o seam Precision TN gt Drone 4 A window GeoTIFF Export Options will open make sure you enable the World File by checking the box next to Generate TFW World File Fie Ed elalem lalwa s Sinaia A e el l 2 t amp amp 4 Sig amp a Sal f WESTFIELD WHEAT AGB 041314 tif OBA WESTFIELD WHEAT IR 041314 tif m WESTFIELD WHEAT NDVI 041314 Precision gt 1 Pr 13 Overlay Control Center 3 Layers 1 Selected Cunently Opened Overlays Right Click on Overlay Names for More Options Metadata Options Hide Overlay Close Overlay a gt Drone GeoTIFF Options Ting Export Bounds File Type Gbi Palette I
15. 8132 JPG 85 906491 40 088340 280100000 Constrain features by mask vi DSC08133 JPG 85 906546 40 088351 281 300000 iv E Dscoets4JPG 85 907206 40 088363 282 700000 Cancel penus e E Los Leo Markers Longitude Latitude Altitude Error mo Total Error lt Scale Bars Distance m Total Error Precision M gt Drone 2 Right click the chunk again highlight Process and click Optimize Alignment Keep Fit k4 unselected a Untitled Agisoft PhotoScan oc File Edit View v Tools Photo Help Be EIOCRBRS xe ye ll Workspace RM 2ox E Workspace 1 chunks 74 cameras T Chunk 1 74 cameras 11584 points IR Fit F Ground Control o m 5x Fit cx cy B EU FEI E ek KI Cameras Longitude Latitude Altitude Error rr v E D3C08132 JPG 85 906491 40 086340 280100000 21 29621 oK y El DSC08133JPG 85 906546 40 088351 281 300000 21 79252 w DSC08134 JPG 85 907206 40 088363 282 700000 22 6644 ek oe ne neon an annan ana sanan an aman lt d s gt Markers Longitude Latitude Altitude Error mn P Total Error gt Scale Bars Distance m Error m Total Error Precision gt Drone Page 25 3 Right click the chunk again highlight Process and click Build Dense Cloud Set Quality to Lowest for faster results
16. R GDEM Worldwide Elevation Data 1 5 atc second Resolution Try http gdex cr usgs em it poli MapQuest OpenSheetMap Worldwide Street Map 4 i NAIP Coler Imagery for LIS 1m Resolution USA Topo Maps Best for USA United States Elevation Data NED 10m Resolution Connect World Imagery i M ia World Imagery __ To download selected imagery World Topo Map Works for most of the world USA included Ej PREMIUM CONTENT El AVIATION CHARTS mi GERI nfl MARC m lt Add New Source Remove Source Delete Cached Files Add Sources fom File Load ECW tram Web r Area to Download Ire en Bounds C Within ae miles 7 of address C within fi rites ot atitude E longitude 0 Specify Latitude Longitude Bounds of Area NOTE Longitude values in the v North 0 Western Hemisphere and est jo East 0 Jraw Gos latitude values in the Southem South 0 hemisphere must be negative Entire Data Source Bounds I Restrict Source to Selected Bounds i e Don t Allow Panning Entire Data Set IMPORTANT NOTE These data sources are on external servers that we have no control over The data may draw export very slowly or become unavailable at any time We have no control over this 5 0 amp 52PM O sasyanrg Mo Page 31 Drone FA 5 Global Mapper v15 1 5030214 64 bit REGISTERED i Een ge 3 Elk E amp al fas mQ eap ew NovSheder s BR e rat Set
17. again highlight Process and click Build Texture H Untitled Agisoft PhotoScan Nd File Edit View Workfi Too Photo He BSB RiOCSSs xt Vo g uao s o aras mare an ce wg 2 ox E Workspace 1 chunks 74 cameras b El Chunk 1 74 cameras 11584 points R Y General Mapping mode Orthophoto Blending mode Mosaic default Texture size count Y Advanced Ground Control Enable color cerrection mg S u Cameras A Longitude Latitude Altitude v D3C08132 JPG 85 906491 40 086340 280100000 y DSC08133 JPG 85 906546 40 088351 281 300000 iv DSCOB134JPG 85 907206 40 088363 282 700000 a nannan mn ne anacan a nonne ana aanann Markers Longitude Latitude Altitude Total Error lt Scale Bars Distance m Total Error 6 Once that process is complete you should see a stitched map in the 3D viewer Tips If you can t see any dots when you add photos to a chunk make sure that chunk is selected it will be bold if not double click to select it Also make sure the Show Cameras button on the top toolbar is highlighted If all of the photos don t align in the first process try selecting the cameras that don t align right click them and click Align Selected Cameras If the above still doesn t bring them in you most likely trimmed too many or too few cameras from
18. and set Depth Filtering to Aggressive for a proper orthophoto 5 UntiSec Agisett Anion LI Y al y aemli oe xusslii e2eoo lWMmet at D 9 eox FE trsa ce ti dwata ema 7 uk 108 ages a I paros dad a Gord ar 0 0 000 A Cms Apad 4 E eres Lim fel E rem 05 6 RTS 48 35006 mmm 18 aise Wiens Loana amt Total Ewes ane Jia Sa lr LIIS Precision gt Drone Page 26 4 Right click the chunk again highlight Process and click Build Mesh Select Height Field for the Surface Type Sparse Cloud for the Source Data and set the Polygon Count to High Keep Interpolation enabled H Untitled Agisoft PhotoScan 5 EN E Workspace 1 chunks 74 cameras T Chunk 1 74 cameras 11584 points IR Surface type Height field j Source data Sparse cloud Polygon count High 90 000 Y Advanced Ground Control Interpolation Enabled default 5558520 A poc Dm Cameras B Longitude Latitude Altitude v DSC08132 JPG 85 906491 40 088340 260 100000 OK Cancel y DSCOB8133 JPG 85 906846 40 088351 281 300000 w DSC08134 JPG 85 907206 40 088363 282 700000 UE EEEE ne anen an nene ana AARAA c Markers Longitude Latitude Altitude Error mo Total Error lt Scale Bars Distance m Total Error Precision gt Drone Page 27 5 Right click the chunk
19. ded battery chargers The drone will return home when it reaches less than 14 5v The drone will land in place when it reaches less than 14 0v Keep away from spinning motors at ALL TIMES Do not attempt to modify the drone Do not attempt to repair the drone NEVER allow minors to charge battery packs NEVER drop power supply or batteries NEVER attempt to charge damaged or swollen batteries NEVER let batteries fully discharge unless you are disposing of them NEVER attempt to charge a battery pack containing different types of batteries NEVER charge a battery if the cable has been pinched or shorted NEVER allow batteries to come into contact with moisture at any time NEVER charge batteries in extremely hot or cold places or in direct sunlight ALWAYS disconnect the battery after charging 9 9 99 gt 99 9 8 99 8 99 99 48 9 9 9 ALWAYS end the charging process if the charger or battery becomes too hot Precision T Drone Failure to exercise caution while using this product and comply with the warnings above could result in product malfunction electrical issues excessive heat fire and ultimately injury property damage or death Never allow use of this product by anyone without providing them with these instructions You must read understand and follow all instructions and warnings for any product s to which this product is used in conjunction with or installed The operator is choosing to use this product and does so at his or he
20. e As shown above to the left of the total voltage it should read LiPo If it does not press the Type button until it does e Batteries will never read 100 99 is the highest reading and a battery at 99 will have 8 4 total voltage Precision Exodo Drone Getting Everything Charged DX8 Controller Turn the controller off Plug one end of the charging cable into the charging port see p 5 and the other end into a power outlet The controller indicator LED will glow blue indicating it is charging and turn off when fully charged Precision Vision Camera Turn the camera off Plug the micro USB cable into the MULTI port on the camera see p 9 and the other end into a generic USB port on a laptop or similar device connected to power The Indicator LED will glow red when charging and turn off when fully charged Live Feed Monitor The monitor can remain powered on while charging Plug one end of the charging cable into the bottom DC IN port on the monitor see p 7 and the other end into a power outlet The charging indicator LED will glow red It will turn green when finished IMPORTANT DO NOT leave it in prolonged exposure to sunlight while charging DO NOT plug the adapter into the DC OUT port This will ruin the battery Command Center Laptop The laptop can remain powered on while charging Simply plug one end into the charging port on the laptop and the other end into a power outlet The charging indicator LED
21. e satisfied with the number of points shared between the maps click OK and the RGB map is now rectified to the NAIP map It is recommended that there be 5 or more rectification points 7 Open your Overlay Control Center again and de select the RGB map and re select the IR map Repeat the rectification process for the IR map now it is done exactly the same way as the RGB map o Tip Use the slider tool at the top of the page see page 30 to see how well the RGB IR layers line up with the satellite imagery 8 Once the IR is done enable both the RGB IR layers under the Overlay Control Center and de select the NAIP map The viewer should now only display the RGB IR on top of each other 9 From here go up to Analysis and click Raster Calculator Apply Formula File Edit View Tools Search GPS Help Create Elevation Grid from 3D Vector Da Combine Compare Terrain Layers Generate Contours from Terrain Grid Analysis Generate Contours from TIN Areas Find Ridge Lines Measure Volume Between Surfaces Raster Calculator Simulate Water Level Rise Flooding Raster Calculator Apply Formula NDVI NDWI etc to Image Grid Layer s Create Density Grid Heat Map from Point Data Create Voronoi Thiessen Diagram from Point Features Create Layer Statistics Report 1 3446 GEO WGSB4 86 1823025134 40 0880521726 40 05 16 9878 N 86 10 562890 W Preci
22. e view is also displayed 5 From here you add individual points to both the Reference image NAIP map and your map So Point 1 on the RGB map should match where Point 1 is on the NAIP map Point 2 to Point 2 3 to 3 etc Add as many points as possible the more there are the more accurate the rectification tu File Options Zoomed View Click for Pixel Coordinates Reference Images Load into Main View First Entire Image m Ground Control Point GCP Entry r Ground Control Point GCP Projection Piet f1577 291127454 x E asting Lon 6554 6 3103 V Add Point to List Geographic Latitude Longitude WG584 arc degrees Pixel y 6946 169478673E y Northing Lat 40 06 11 2046 Update Selected Point Select Projection Ground Control Points Double click to Center on Control Point v Top Lett O 853051343255 40110405594 85 54 16 4857 W 40 06 39 7460 N Y Bottom Right 3205 8552 859002880360 401011097205 85 54 1 0369 W 40 06 3 9950 N 0 00 To make a point you simply left click anywhere on the map To add the set of points to the list you click the Add Point to List button To zoom in on an area left click and draw a box To zoom out simply right click anywhere on the map Tip its really easy and recommended to establish points on objects that typically don t move over time like crossroads trees driveways houses etc Precision T gt Drone 6 Once you ar
23. egin vertical calibration GD Calibration finished e S SO 00000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000 Calibration Failure or others error Abnormal Compass Data Low Voltage Warning First level protection Second level protection Recording Record a home point successfully eo0000000000000000000 Record a forward direction successfully 000000000000000000000 Record a Point Of Interest success fully 000000000000000000000 WM Assistant Connection Indicator WM Assistant is connected to the autopilot system Precision eae Drone Technical Specifications Battery Charger Operating Voltage Range DC11 0 180 Volt AC to DC adaptor DC11 0 18 0V 5A Circuit Power Max charge power 80W Max discharge power 10W Charge current range 0 1 6 0A Discharge current range 0 1 2 0A Current drain for balancing Li po 300mAh cell NiCd NiMH battery cell count 1 15cell Li ion Polymer cell count 1 6 series Pb battery voltage 2V 20V Weight 490g Net Weight Dimensions 135x112x60 9mm Live Feed Monitor Diagonal 7 inch Resolution 1024x600 Display Screen Contrast 700 01 00 Luminance 300 cd m ISM 5 8 GHz Band CH 1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH 5 CH 6 CH 7 CH8 Working Frequency A 5865M 5845M 5825M 5805M 5785M 5765M
24. ending on performance When moving from one region to another Make sure your DX8 live feed screen and one 1 set of batteries are all charged Turn on DX8 see page 5 for locations of switches mentioned from here on and live feed screen see page 7 for locations mentioned from here on Place drone in an open outside area and plug batteries in On the DX8 hit the select button Click on Servo Setup Scroll down to Throttle and click then scroll right until you see Gear Click again and scroll down so a is highlighted Put the Flight Mode switch in position 2 At this point the percentage to the left should be highlighted have a box around it Click again and bring it from 10596 down to 83 8596 Check on the live feed screen that there is an M in the lower left hand corner now when that switch is in position 2 This step allows you to be able to calibrate the GPS Make sure you have AT LEAST 8 satellites before doing the next step The more satellites acquired the better the chances of the calibration succeeding Starting in position 0 on the Flight Mode switch cycle from 0 to 2 and back to 0 Repeat this cycle 11 times The LED indicator on arm 4 of the drone will immediately turn a solid blue Grab the drone by arm 5 lift it straight up from the ground and hold above the waist Rotate the drone 360 degrees clockwise around the drone s axis Imagine there is a pole running through the m
25. for field use To use as an area measurement tool 1 Create an area To drop points left click When you reach the end of the perimeter you re mapping out right click In the window that pops up name the area feature If mapping multiple fields use the field name If mapping hail damage it is easier to simply number the areas mapped Once an area or multiple has been created right click anywhere on the map to bring the digitizer back to edit mode Left click and drag to select multiple area features at once 5 Right click on any of the selected areas and find Analysis Measurement Measure The pop up window will give you the information on the various areas as well as the combined measurements The button in the lower left of the window allows for export as a CSV file which can be opened with Microsoft Excel or similar Precision E Drone Exporting 1 In the Control Center make sure any unwanted layers are de selected 1a If an area feature was created using the digitizer this can be selected for use as the export bounds Select the area feature desired before going onto step 2 2 Go up to File highlight Export and click Export Raster Image Format um t View Tools Analysis Search GPS Help Open Data Fete File Ctri 0 HIA A WHEAT Pale P Setup Favorites List Lai Open Spatial Database E a Open Generic ASCII Text File s del l 2 21 t
26. iddle of the dome When it is complete the LED will turn solid green Now turn the drone so the cameras point down perpendicular to the ground 10 Rotate the drone another 360 degrees clockwise maintain its downward posture Once a full rotation is complete the LED will turn solid purple If it turns red instead of purple set the drone down and repeat steps 6 10 cont Precision Eis Drone 11 Take drone up to roughly 20 feet Take it through typical movements forward backward left right If it toilet bowls or moves in a constant circular pattern land the drone and repeat steps 6 10 If it locks onto a position and does not wander land the drone and continue The GPS calibration was a success 12 With the drone on the ground go back to Servo Setup on the controller Put the Flight Mode switch back into position 2 and set the left hand under Gear back to 105 Double check what flight mode position 2 is set to by switching to it and looking on the bottom left hand corner of the live feed monitor If it says GPS FS you set your fail safe correctly and can continue with flying If it still says M repeat step 12 THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FAILURE TO RESET THE LEFT GEAR VALUE TO 105 MEANS THERE WILL BE NO FAIL SAFE IF THE DRONE LOSES COMMUNICATION WITH THE CONTROLLER 13 DO NOT FORGET STEP 12 GPS Declination When first set the drones are programmed for true north in relation to Indiana If the drone doe
27. ight Shade Gradient Shader Cunently Opened Overlays Right Click on Overlay Names for More Options Surface Color Low Color High Color DBA WESTFIELD WHEAT AGB 041314 tl Slope Shader 1 131 4 tiF IE WESTFIELD WHEAT IR 041314 Minimum Slope Slope Value Color Maximum Slope Slope Value Color r Coloring Between Min and Max Slope Values Smooth Gradient C Custom Color z y r Slope Direction Shader Metadata Options Hide Overlay Close Overlay NOTCNT Yio m South Color East Color ADVANCED lfset Angle in Degrees 0 HSV Shader Low Color Stai Value Create New S Shader 1 Range Custom Shaders wur e Nom Est oon I Reverse uM of Selected Shader Edit Current Select Shader had oK Cancel Heb j661 N 86 10 54 7262 W 9 07 AM 8 26 2014 4 In the Configuration popup towards the bottom there will be a Custom Shaders box Either select the shader you want to edit and hit Edit or hit New to create a new shader cont Precision i gt Drone 5 When creating a new shader use the New Height Slope Entry box in the middle of the popup Enter the desired value hit Add select the color and it will be added to the list To edit an existing value simply highlight it in the Elevation Slop Colors box and either hit Change Color or Change
28. lick on Lina Names for More Options a WESTFIELD WHEAT IR 04131414 Bard Band4 lt Band 4 Select Input Band Select the color channel band to use as input for this output band deal Bar Bl lor Channel X Metadata Options Hide Overlay Close Overlay r Select Input Layers Select the layer s to consider as input for this output band Select IR Layer 1 3446 GEO WGS84 86 1749552040 400854474408 40 05 7 6108 N 86 10 29 8387 W 18 The NDVI image has been created At this point you have several options on what to do with it including area calculations exporting as a KMZ file to be opened with Google Earth and exporting as a GeoTIFF for use in farm management software Other formats are available for export If you need one that is not mentioned in this manual please contact your authorized dealer for more information Precision gt Drone Page 38 Digitizer The digitizer is a very powerful tool in Global Mapper that allows you to accurately calculate area as well as set custom export bounds To select it simply click the Digitizer Tool Button at the top of the window see page 30 By default it will be in Edit mode To create a new area feature simply right click an select Create new area polygon feature There will be multiple options under this area being the most versatile
29. mage C 24 bit RGB Full Color May Create Large Files C Black and White 1 bit per pixel C MuliBand 8 Lx bits per Band E Bands Elevation integer sample Palette Image Optimized Palette Resampling Default Resample if Needed p Sample Spacing Scale Xasis 1152470154168726 006 arc degrees 1 152470154174088 008 V Always Generate Square Pixels If you wish to change the ground units that the spacing is specified in you need to change the current projection by going to Config gt Prejection Click Here to Calculate Spacing in Other Units Export at the Fixed Scale 1 0 p TIFF Format Options DPI Value To Save in Image 0 for None 0 Compression Default Packbits Y Make Background Void Pixels Transparent ADVANCED Use Tile Rather than Strip Orientation ADVANCED JPEG in TIFF Quality 75 Save Map Layout Scale Margins Grid Legend etc Til Seve Veclor Data Display Generate Worl Interpolete to Fill Small Gaps in Data Important for im 4 Generate TFW World File lt various farm ma Generate PRJ File software Generate OziExplorer map File T ADVANCED Don t Write GeoTIFF Header la la Y axis arc degrees 446 GEO WGSBA 86 1827530173 40 0900261988 40 05 24 0942 N 86 10 57 9109 W 9 11 AM 8 26 2014 bi TIME DJ Page 42 5 Click the Export Bounds tab and
30. n Flight Service Circle one Duration Name of Pilot Technician Starting Voltage Ending Voltage Lowest Satellite Count Highest Satellite Count __ Total Flight Time Weather Conditions If flown within 5 miles of an airport Airport Date and Time of Notification Notes Signature Precision Drone Page 52 Date Action Flight Service Circle one Duration Name of Pilot Technician Starting Voltage Ending Voltage Lowest Satellite Count Highest Satellite Count __ Total Flight Time Weather Conditions If flown within 5 miles of an airport Airport Date and Time of Notification Notes Signature Precision Drone Page 53 Date Action Flight Service Circle one Duration Name of Pilot Technician Starting Voltage Ending Voltage Lowest Satellite Count Highest Satellite Count __ Total Flight Time Weather Conditions If flown within 5 miles of an airport Airport Date and Time of Notification Notes Signature Precision Drone Page 54 Date Action Flight Service Circle one Duration Name of Pilot Technician Starting Voltage Ending Voltage Lowest Satellite Count Highest Satellite Count __ Total Flight Time Weather Conditions If flown within 5 miles of an airport Airport Date and Time of Notification Notes Signature Precision Drone Page 55
31. o Open All Files in a Directory Tree Open Data File at Fixed Screen Location Unload All Ctrl U Download Online Imagery Topo Terrain Maps Rectify Georeference Imagery i Create New Map Catalog D 7 Load Workspace Cte Save Workspace Ctrl S Save Workspace As Ctrl Shift S Run Script Capture Screen Contents to Image Export r Batch Convert Reproject Export PDF File Export 3D POF File Export Global Mapper Package File Print Ctrl P Print Preview Export Elevation Grid Format Print Setup Export Raster Image Format 1 WESTFIELD WHEAT IR 041314 Export Vector Format 2 WESTFIELD WHEAT RGB 041314 Epoca temas 3 CAUsersV Asouth 40 642014 Export Elevation Spatial Database 4 CAUserss south 40 rgbiwgb Export Raster Image Spatial Database 5 CAUserst Asouth 40 rgbirgb Export Vector Spatial Database 6 CAUsers 6 6 2014 RGB 7 CAUsers A6 6 14 IR B CAUsers 6 5 14 S C Userss A6 5 14 Eit Altax 1 3446 GEO WGS84 86 1811721581 40 0880521726 9878 M 86 10 52 2198 NV ND 8 26 2014 Precision a gt ed n cent Drone 3 A Select Export Format window will pop up make sure GeoTIFF is selected Ll Global Mapper v15 1 b030214 64 bit REGISTERED 4 smoar nama any 4 gt al WHEAT Ele rmx sacras tar gt alt S16 amp amp
32. oute from that altitude 1 Take the Data Link and plug it into the laptop with the data link cable and attach to the hook and loop adhesive on the lid of the laptop 2 Open Ground Station and click Editor at the top 3 In the Editor window click Open and load the desired route 4 At this point you should perform the Pre Flight checklist and make sure everything is okay with the drone 4a Make sure the drone has acquired at least 8 satellites 5 With the drone powered on now and ready to go click Connect in Ground Station A red H should now appear on the map right where the drone is located The drone is connected 6 Move point 0 to directly above the drone Be aware of 3D view in Google Earth and locate the pin for point 0 using the red line under it 7 Under the Editor window click Upload A box will come up displaying the route information double check each waypoint altitude speed Click OK 8 To start the autopilot simply click the red GO button in the Editor window e If at any time you would like the drone to come home you can click the Go Home button in Ground Station then click Click to Go Home at the bottom left corner of the screen o IMPORTANT DO NOT use position 2 on the Flight Mode switch as a regular landing method Precision Bei Drone If at any time you need to take control of the drone for example to avoid an imminent collision flip the Flight Mode switch down to posi
33. r own risk Save these instructions with the product for use as a reference in the future Precision Bad Drone What s in the case Controller Precision Vision Cameras Command Center With 16GB Micro SD Cards Pre installed Charger Battery Checker Camera Chargers Micro USB Cables Charger Data Link DX8 Controller Data Link Cable Command Center Controller Strap Bind Plug underneath Live Feed Monitor Charger Precision Drone Battery Charger Live Feed Monitor With Sunshade 7600 MAh 2s LiPo Batteries Gator Clips E crush Proof Water Proof Terminal Leads Precision Drone Lifetime Case AC Power Cord Pacesetter Balancing Board List of Case Components 1x Precision Drone Pacesetter 6x 7600mAh 2S LiPo Battery 1x Command Center Laptop 1x Command Center Charger 1x Live Feed Monitor 1x Live Feed Monitor Charger 1x Precision Vision Camera NIR 1x Precision Vision Camera RGB 2x Camera Charger Access Cable 1x DX8 Controller 1x Controller Charger 1x Controller Strap 1x Bind Plug 1x Data Link 1x Data Link Cable 2x Battery Charger 2x Balancing Board 2x Gator Clips 2x Charger Wall Plug 2x Charger Battery Plug 2x 16GB microSD card pre installed in cameras OEM Manuals Located under first layer of foam Precision Page 4 gt Drone Components DX8 Controller Gimble Control Knob m Left Forward Position Flight Mode Switch E are 0 GPS Attitude Right Downward Position 1 Attitude Only Flight O
34. rientation Switch 2 Failsafe EMERGENCY ONLY 0 Default 1 Course Lock 2 Home Lock Left Control Stick _ Right Control Stick Up 4 Forward Rotate Rotate Left Right Left Right Down Backward Select Scroller Power Switch gt _ Left to move up Left Off 8 CHANNELS 30 MODELS YPI Right to move down Right On Click to select Back Button Charger Port On Side Screen See next page 8 CHANNELS 30 MODELS 2 TYPES ada zi ma e 2 4GHz DSM SP READ SPECTRUM TELEMETRY SYSTEM SSL rem gt TEN ES ARNT OLE DENS SA ET TEE e Precision gt Drone Page 5 Battery Charger DC IN Port Balance Board Port AC IN Port AC DC BALANCING CHARGER ios PDO4000 Precision www PrecisionDrone com i Drone Screen Stop EJ E hes Status Power Out Ports Stop Button Select Down Select Up Start Button Button Button gt Balancing Board Connected to Charger Terminal Leads Connected to Charger Battery Plugged into Balancing Board BUID ur apew pop ssoa 6vs0v EZ egensyiow HAWS modsuoo F yodoid jo pasodsip oq ien an redaxdu Ka pesnec sansa jo Kiquuodsai ny auy own 01 vabe NOK pue esa auojeq uononasur Ud ec epe USE Battery Plugged into 255 ee Seria Uer eere eed A Charging Lead ep pi J ON rep e Lleol Kalliqeanp pue o2ueuuojiod jo 9491 3594B1Y ou YUM NOK opioid ase SUID Precision Page 6 Drone Live Feed Monitor
35. s Distance m Total Error Enable color correction Pixel size 1 30853e 06 Metres 1 005068 06 Max dimension pix 4096 Split in blocks pix 1024 gion Setup boundaries Estimate Write KML File Write World file Write World File Cancel Precision gt Drone Page 29 Using Global Mapper 9989 Global Mapper Icon Setting it up 1 Open up Global Mapper by double clicking the icon on the desktop or clicking the taskbar icon 2 Open your RGB IR maps you created earlier with Agisoft by clicking on the Open Your Own Data Files button File Edit View Tools Analysis Search GPS Help e m e mis m e fo SEak al ro ele Ela Set up Favoites Lia E gt X elt elote 414 teladi Lee Control Center Button Open Files from Agisoft Photoscan Precision c Drone Page 30 3 Now open the necessary satellite imagery by going to File and selecting Download Online Imagery Topo Terrain Maps 4 You want to select NAIP Color Imagery for US 1m resolution and click Connect If NAIP is not available use the World Imagery map instead y Global Mapper v15 1 030214 64 bit REGISTERED View Tools Ans He mejas m a esla aux 2 gt A Mo SJ zal amp 5 e 5 4 Select Data Source ve POPULAR SOURCES we ASTE
36. s from the route you would like to stitch 5 It will import all of the photos and you should now see a plethora of blue dots on the 3D viewer in Agisoft these are the camera positions for each picture Trimming 1 Now you are disabling the pictures you don t need in there like pictures of when the drone was grounded ascending and descending cont Precision dl gt Drone 2 Starting from the first camera In the Ground Control pane to the left of the screen see page 21 you select each one up until the drone was at altitude and beginning the route Right click and disable those cameras Do the same thing for the end of the route Since there isn t a way to remote start the cameras you will always need to trim the ascent descents from the flight when stitching Processing 1 Right click the chunk you re working on under the Workspace pane highlight Process and click Align Photos A dialog box will open make sure Accuracy Low and Pair Preselection Ground Control Click OK and wait for the process to finish H Untitled Agisoft PhotoScan A File Edit View kflow Too Bea Bios Workspace Beh 20x E Workspace 1 chunks 74 cameras b El Chunk 1 74 cameras R Y General Accuracy Low Pair preselection Ground Control Ground control c ms mu Y Advanced Cameras Longitude Latitude Altitude Error Point limit 400000 v DSC0
37. s not fly straight where you are you will need to adjust the declination NOTE It is advised by the manufacturer that you have your authorized dealer perform this calibration Once declination is set it will not have to be set again if the drone stays in the same geographic location 1 Figure out which way it is rotated in relation to forward Example Is it pointing forward more with arm 1 or arm 2 2 Land the drone remove the dome and batteries 3 Rotate the GPS puck away from the arm it is favoring Example If it is flying and points forward more with arm 1 rotate the puck more towards arm 2 The foam under the puck can be rotated roughly 20 degrees without needing to be removed 4 Test the drone and repeat this process until proper flight orientation is achieved 5 The map on the following page will give you a rough idea on how far you will need to rotate it Each line is 2 degrees with negative being counter clockwise left towards arm 2 and positive being clockwise right towards arm 1 Precision ae Drone PLO aquas pays Ind od dip ja oo SE s58 pat wor da parana diera TS Jot AIR MOR var RR S abore FUL Chaz DIVOSE uad saevo ane OE puso samoquas pou SSES A POTN Sub Y JUNO fe padownep deza UP voueuasp pet view ISEI 3 08 ao D Wd Me SEN na x E VII D OR Ssi J ds S 5 0 54 Lans nce dis Du ee ep E N3 San abe a E 0 p Ne a uoneug eq pier urew 0 S LOZ u oda jepo
38. sion Page 34 gt Drone 10 A Select Layers box will open select the RGB IR layers and click OK Global Mapper v15 1 5020214 64 bit REGISTERED 5 EE sinilala 4 sisi T Saad al o mul atc el l 2 t amp e 214 Elg e E3 Overlay Control Center 2 Layers 1 Selected C ES Set up Favorites List Lad Currently Opened Overlays Right Click on Overlay Names for More Options MAR WESTFIELD WHEAT IR 041314 tiF Select the raster image layer s to apply the formula s to in order to create a new layer WESTFIELD WHEAT RGB 041314 Metadata Options Hide Overlay Close Overlay vi WESTFIELD WHEAT IR 041314 tif Check All Clear All Cae 1 3446 GEO WGS84 86 1749552040 400854474408 40 05 7 6108 N 86 10 29 8387 W il Precision gt Drone Page 35 11 The window Set up Apply Formula Operation will open and here you can name what you want your NDVI image to be called in the Layer Description textbox 12 Select Add Predefined Formula and in the drop down menu beside it select NDVI 13 Click Add Band and it will appear in the formula box 14 Click OK at the bottom the Set up Bands for Export window will appear Global Mapper v15 1 b030214 64 bit REGISTERED Edit View Tools Analysis Search GPS Help x alalalal fa Salala 416 g E Overlay Control Center 2 Layers
39. st Drone Controller Live Feed Monitor Batteries 1 Check the drone for any signs of damage or loose cables straps 2 Make sure all components are fully charged 3 Check that the propeller direction of rotation is correct See page 47 4 Check that the propellers are tight and won t slip 5 Make sure motor leads are fastened securely into the ESCs 6 Make sure all switches on the controller are forward Flight Mode Switch and Flight Orientation Switch should both be in position 0 see page 5 Make sure the throttle is all the way down 7 Turn on the controller 8 Make sure batteries are strapped in and tight 9 Power on your live feed monitor and check that voltage is normal it should be 16 8 16 9v If voltage is higher take the drone to your authorized dealer If voltage is lower check batteries with the provided battery checker 10 Make sure the drone and its propellers are free of any and all obstructions before arming 11 Start the motors and check that individual rotation is correct To arm them take both sticks and move them down and towards the center Refer to the motor rotation diagram on page 47 IMPORTANT Never take off with less than 8 satellites Precision Ee Drone Flight aerate If the drone has difficulty standing still while in hover it will need a GPS recalibration refer to pages 11 12 for the instructions 1 Follow all of the steps under the Pre Flight section first 2 Refer
40. the flight or there is part of another flight in there and its trying to stitch pictures that don t go together You can zoom in out of the 3D viewer by using pinch to zoom on the laptop trackpad Precision ok gt Drone Exporting 1 Make sure the chunk you are intending to export is highlighted under the Workspace pane 2 Go to File highlight Export Orthophoto and click Export JPEG TIFF PNG 3 Make sure Geographic is selected at the top and Write World File is selected at the bottom If you will need to email the final photo or you are concerned about space select Max dimension pix and set it to 4096 Click Export for the final product ow Tools Photo Help E Workspace 1 chunks 74 cameras gt E Chunk 1 74 cameras 11584 points R Max Dimension pix 4096 for e mail able file Untitled Agisoft PhotoScan Ea 203820 xt cg Mue o OE Rs Projection Type Planar Was 04 EP5G 4326 Geographic Image Blending mode Mosaic default Ground Control BRE 5700008 Cameras a Longitude Latitude Altitude En v DSCO8132JPG 85 906491 40 086340 280 100000 21 ivi DSC08133 JPG 85 906846 40 088351 281 300000 21 iv DSCO8134JPG 85 907206 40 088363 282 700000 22 Dude ner ne anacan a none ana annaa aa lt Markers Longitude Latitude Altitude Error m Total Error Scale Bar
41. tion 1 then back up to position 0 In the event that your Pacesetter hits failsafe in the middle of route the route can be continued once the drone returns home and the batteries have been replaced To do so follow the steps below 1 Remember the last waypoint that had been completed 2 Clear the route that it had been on and reload the same field 3 In the Editor Window select Editing Mission Set the last waypoint completed as the starting waypoint 4 Go to the last waypoint completed and set its turning mode to Stop and Turn 5 Upload the route to the Pacesetter and launch it 5a Make sure to take off manually and get it to altitude when doing this The drone will make a straight line to the continuation point and will hit any obstructions in its way REMINDER The drone will hit its Failsafe Return to Home voltage when it reaches 14 5v It will land in place once 14 0v has been reached If you are flying manually when this happens the drone will take control from you To take back control flip the Flight Mode Switch to position 1 then back to position 0 When failsafe is hit the drone will ascend to 40 meters if it is flying lower then this altitude Precision NT Drone Post Flight e Cameras e Laptop 1 Remove the batteries from the drone 2 Remove the cameras from the drone 3 Using provided micro USB cables connect the cameras to the laptop using the MULTI port on the camera see page 9
42. to the FAA guidelines for safe and proper drone operation To take off bring the throttle stick up past 50 To hover in place leave the throttle at 50 To descend bring the throttle a little under 50 To rotate the camera turn the Aux 3 knob on the controller GPS Mode Position 0 GPS GPS is ON Gyro active Position 1 Att GPS is OFF Gyro active Position 2 FS Failsafe For emergency use only o NOTE If you had to recalibrate the GPS as described on pages 11 12 make sure you followed step 12 Flight Mode Orientation Position 0 The default Flight Mode will make the drone move in relation to its own heading Basically its left will always be its left forward is forward back is back etc Position 1 The Course Lock mode will save the current heading as the forward orientation whenever So no matter how you rotate the drone in flight forward back left right always remain the same A new course can be set with a flick of the switch during flight cont Precision Hugs Drone Position 2 The Home Lock mode will lock the homepoint in so that the drone will always move relative to the homepoint Moving backwards will always be towards the homepoint forwards would be away from it etc Autopilot IMPORTANT The drone will move straight to point 0 at the start of its route Make sure there are no obstructions in between it and point 0 if needed ascend the drone to a safe height first then start the r
43. up Favorites List Lal 4 amp 414 amp e 7 slo end x 5 dm 1111 x E Currently Opened Overlays Right Click on Overlay Names for More Options DE south 40 642014 tit ABA NAIP Color Imagery for US Im Resolution Metadata Options Show Overlay Close Overlay 1 7118 GEO WGS84 85 9043186864 40 1095686975 40 06 34 4473 N 85 54 15 5473 W 5 If the Overlay Control Center isn t already up click the button to open it called Open Control Center located at the top see page 28 In it you should see 3 layers in no particular order Rectifying The point of the rectification process is to match up the maps created by Agisoft with an actual satellite made map provided by the professional mapping sources This process should be as precise as possible so its as accurate an NDVI as can be in the end 1 Begin by deselecting the IR layer Click the check box next to it in the Overlay Control Center so that it is unchecked Select the NAIP layer and click the down arrow to move it to the bottom of the list but it will the top layer in the workspace 2 Right click the RGB layer and click RECTIFY Modify Layer Position 3 A dialog box will open click OK Precision Page 32 gt Drone 4 Now the Image Rectifier window will open displaying the RGB map under Zoomed View and the NAIP satellite map under Reference Images An Entire Imag
44. w 3euSew pom xn sn Page 14 Drone cision Preci PRE 3 Setting up a route Laptop w Ground Station open e 95 e l G a 1 Watch the Setting Your Scout Route video on the Youtube channel 2 Locate the field you wish to fly within Ground Station o Tip There is a search box in the upper left hand corner of Ground Station that you can use to locate your field easily Simply use it to search for a nearby address or latitude and longitude 3 Go up to Toolbox and click Photogrammetry Tool 4 Make sure the settings are correct o Focal Length 35mm o Sensor H 47mm o Sensor W 82mm o Fly Height 122m o H Overlap 60 o W Overlap 60 o H Speed 10 m s o V Speed 2 m s Note If you are having issues getting photos to align in later steps increase the overlap and decrease the horinzontal H speed Never fly at less than 60 overlap and never fly faster than 10m s Precision T 5 Click Click to draw a region in which you want to scan a box will appear on the map The yellow pin is where the route will start and the red pin is where it will end You can rotate the box by right clicking the center red pin or by clicking on the green arrows in the photogrammetry box Refer to photos on the next page for visual reference 6 Make the box inside the borders of the field except for overflying the turns by 30 feet Refer to photos on the next page for visual reference
45. will glow red It will turn green when finished Laptop battery percentage can also be checked in Windows in the lower right hand corner of the desktop Batteries see p 6 Plug the battery charger into a power outlet using the power cable Attach the red and black leads to their respective positions on the charger Attach the balancing board to the balancing port on the charger Now take the red black leads and connect it to the battery Connect the white balancing cable to the balancing board Make sure everything is secure and snug The charger should now be switched to CHARGE mode it is already on by default Now hold down the enter button for a few moments then tap it again to confirm it will now charge the battery The charger will beep and flash FULL when finished Hit STOP IMPORTANT DO NOT disconnect the red black terminals from the charger at all Simply unplug the battery from its end Failure to do so will create an arc in between the leads this will damage the battery The Pacesetter comes equipped with 7600 mAh 2s LiPo batteries It is important that the batteries are charged with these settings Failure to do so could result in machine under performance or damage to the battery Note Refer to the battery charging video for visual instruction Precision eer Drone 9 GPS Recalibration If your drone toilet bowls when hovering or fish tails when flying straight Once every 2 or 3 weeks dep
46. ze From Palette File Initialize From Surfer CLA File Save to Surfer CLR File Blend E Unsel v Blend Colors Between Elevation Slope Values Presa Scale Shader to Loaded Elevation Values Repeat Color Range for Elevations Outside Range Shade Slope Values Degrees Rather than Elevations Initialize from Hypack HCF File 1 3446 GEO WGSEA 86 1818683914 400901572545 40 05 24 5661 N 86 10 54 7262 W 9 07 AM 8 26 2014 Precision B gt Drone oO sx s un Blade Motor Rotation Cameras Precision cg Drone Precision Drone 2014 MY Precision Drone Pacesetter LED Guide LED Description Flight States Manual Mode Atti Mode GPS Mode i IOC Tx Signal Lost GPS satellites lt 5 oeee 0 rr GPS satellites 5 9 9 o ee ee o ee ee GPS satellites 6 9 o e e e e e e e Attitude amp GPS good o je je je Attitude status fair OO ie OO je O O e oo je ee Attitude status bad O O O 0000 0000 0000 0000 IMUdataLost 9000 0000 0000 0000 e000 Aircraft off home point 000000 000000 20000000 000000 less than 8m Flashing indications of e 9 are Single flash all the transmitter sticks are at center position multi rotor hovering Double flash transmitter stick s not at center position speed command is not zero Compass Calibration and Abnormal Data Indicator Begin horizontal calibration MMI B
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